Afternoon all.
Annie – Ugh, 3 hour webinar. Are you ethical now?
Wow IKEA on the weekend, you are a brave one. That place is a zoo on the weekends. But I do like what they offer, especially in terms of prices. == Ouch, poor Jacob. But he’s back out there playing again I hope.
Happy – Wow, that’s a lot of pork!
Sounds like you have ideas of how to use it all. == Your potting party reminds me that I have a cutting of one of my houseplants that now has roots that I should get potted and give to my mom. == Good for you – no more thrift shop shifts for a while (say that 3 times fast!!). Stand firm sister!! == Re the shop and the board not pushing for change…okay, but I’m sure they all know the saying about always doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome…insanity. == My hand is still sore. Been less than a week though, so I’ll give it more time. == As for the difference between medical treatment expenses vs. rx’s going towards the deductibles…the insurance company has agreed-upon pricing and discounts on the med stuff even though I haven’t met the deductible yet. For the rx’s, however, under the high deductible plan, until you meet the deductible, you’re stuck with “retail” prices. So my share of the medical costs is a lot more than my prescriptions in absolute dollars, but if I could work out the timing, I’d still rather have the med stuff wipe out the deductible quick so I can just pay co-pays on the rx’s. Yes, this is a psychological thing - 6 of 1, half dozen of another, yada yada, but that’s my take on it. == Hope your day at the senior center went well.
Hellos to the rest of you!!
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My weekend was fine. Saturday was a hair appointment, errands, then a birthday lunch for my friend D. One of my HS friends who also went to the same grade school with me told me they set the date for the grade school reunion – Sept 22. So Happy/Shad – if the commune gathering happens this year, I hope it can be worked around this date.
Sunday was shopping with mom. Warning: vent to follow….The usual giant amount of groceries. I didn’t know when she last shopped, and she didn’t say if/when my sister last took her shopping, and my sister and I aren’t in touch with each other much. But anyway – my mom doesn’t call to ask me because I work all week and she doesn’t want me to spend my precious weekends shopping, so the need builds up if my sister doesn’t get over there to do it. Not running out of food to eat, just running low/out of certain items. Anyway…ignoring my sister’s availability or lack thereof for purposes of this vent (though my sister theoretically has more time than me because she doesn’t work, but then again, she had her knee replaced in December and had been doing PT for it) - if I shopped for my mom (not
with her), I could run out by myself after work to do the shopping and then drop it off the next evening or on a Saturday, or bf could drop it off if he had time. Sigh. And when I talk about this to others, they tell me my mom just likes to get out and do something…well, I’d rather get out and do something with her that’s more pleasant and/or different than grocery shopping. Go for a walk on the grounds of her community, go to the local historical museum, go out to lunch, take her for a haircut… End of vent.
My eating wasn’t the greatest over the weekend, nor yesterday. Today has been slightly better. I am, however, on week 3 of tracking on MFP. Better than nothing.
I moved the unused/unsold exercise bike (no bites from the Craigslist ad yet) a few feet out of the way (it has wheels on the front part) and now I have a bit of room to exercise in my little workout area, so I should get back to doing some workouts that don’t bother my foot. Should?? Need to!
That’s about it for me, so I’ll get this posted. TTFN.